Birth is a normal natural bodily function for which a woman's body is well designed... Women are most likely to labor best in a place where they feel free, safe and private, with birth attendants whom they know and trust for support and guidance through the labor and birth process.

Welcome to the Birth Goddess website. Here you will find information on prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum options and alternatives that are available to women during the childbearing year, including prenatal and well woman midwifery care, midwife attended homebirth, waterbirth, birth and postpartum doula services, childbirth education, breastfeeding support, pregnancy information, and much more. Candace Leach is a California Licensed Midwife and DONA Certified Doula in Southern California, serving families in Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Huntington Beach, South Bay, Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and surrounding areas. Any of the underlined words, phrases, or names on this website are links that you can click on to get more information.